IPS bans bus driver involved in fight with student

10:31 PM,
Feb. 26, 2014

School bus. / Alan Petersime / The Star 2010 file photo

Written by

Justin L. Mack
justin.mack@indystar.com

Indianapolis Public Schools officials said Wednesday they will not let a school bus driver involved in a fight with a student work in the district again.

On Monday around 3 p.m., a brawl erupted between a bus driver and a 14-year-old girl, ending with the driver striking the student with a broom handle, according to police.

The driver has been suspended by her employer, Durham School Services, pending an investigation, according to a report from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. IPS won't comment on whether disciplinary action was taken against the student. ...